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House roll call 736 · 97th Congress · Dec 2, 1982

To amend H.R. 3809 by requiring that any military-only repository site conform to the provisions of the bill which are applicable to the civilian sites. (motio

On Dec 2, 1982, the House voted 105–281 (HR 3809). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 99–111, Republicans 5–171, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 104 members voted against their own party.

During the 97th Congress (1981–1982), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes
105
No
281
Did not vote
55
Date
Dec 2, 1982

By party

  • Republicans5 yes · 171 no · 19 didn’t vote
  • Democrats99 yes · 111 no · 36 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

And 24 more.

The bill

H.R. 3809: A bill to provide for repositories for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste, and spent nuclear fuel, to amend provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 relating to low-level waste, to modify the Price-Anderson provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and certain other provisions pertaining to facility licensing and safety, and for other purposes.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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